Machine for spinning and twisting stick-candy.



D. T. IGOU. MAGHINB FOR SPINNING AND TWIS'IING-STIGK CANDY.

APPLICATION FILED JANA. 1908. 937,702.

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ATTORNEY.

D. T. IGOU.

MACHINE FOB SPINNING AND TWIS'IING STICK CANDY.

APPIJIOATION FILED JAN-4. 1908.

Patented Oct. 19, 1909.

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MACTHNB FOR 5111mm mm TWISTIWG STifii GANET.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 4. 1903.

Patented Oct. 19, 1909.

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1). T. IGOU. MACHINE FOB. SPINNING AND TWISTING STICK GAITDY.APYLIOATION TILED JAN 4, 1908.

937,702. Patented Oct. 19,1909

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UNITED STATES PATENT oiri ioiaf DENNIS THOMAS IGOU, or SPRINGFIELD, omo.ASSIGNOR 'IO EDWARD e. Icon, on

' SPRINGFIELD, 01110.

MACHINE FOR SPINNING AND TWISTING STICK-CANDY.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented om. m, 1909.

Application filed January 4, 1908. Berta] No. 409,263.

Springfield, in .the county of Clark and State of Ohio, have inventedcertain new and useful lmproveinents in Machines for S inning andTwisting Stick-Candy, of Wliichlthe following is a specification,referenceheing-had therein to the accompanying drawings. t

This invention relates to machines for spinnin and twisting stick candy.

The 10 ject of the invention is to provide an improved machine of thischaracter Whi ll will spin the inaterialjnt'o a strip of uni ormdiiimeter and provide the same with a. uniform twist throughout. itslength.

To this end it is a further object of the iii- ,vention to provide amachine of this charncter in which the spinning mechanism, to-

ether with the batch of material which is oing operated upon, willrotate, while the spun or drawn out portion of the material will he helda ainst rotation, thus impartinga twist to t 1c drawn out portion afterit leaves the spinning mechanism; to provide improved means forfeedingthe inzitcrial to .the spinnjnganechanism; to provide iinprovedmeans for carrying off the drawn out. 0!; reduced portion of thematerial and holdin the same ngninst rotution; andto pr vi; e, a machineof sini ile construction and of sim ile, but highly cliicient operation.

lVith these oh ectS in view my invention consists in rcrtniri novelfeatures of construction and in certain parts and combinationshereinafter to he described, and then more particularly pointed out inthe claims.

in the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is at side elevation of a machineembodying my invention, partial] broken away; Fig. 2 is a. verticalsectionii view on the line a: w of Fig. I Fig. 3 is an enlarged view ofthe iuiper portion of what is shown in ig. 2;

Fig. 4 is ii transverse sectional view on the line m m of l ig. 2; Fig.5 is a sectional view of the (lllI'llIllSl'lCl 0n the line 2 z of Fig.2; Fig. (3 is u top plain view of the upper pair of spinning rollersshowing the mutei'iiil us it is full to said rollers; Fig. 7 is atransverse sectional view of the spinning mechanism, taken on the line 33 of Fig. 2; Fig. 8 is a detail sectional view of the lower hollowtrunnion for the spinning mechanism; Fig. 9 is a detail view of thelocking mechanism for the hinged snpportuig frame for the spinningmechanism; Figs. Miami 11 are detail views of the operating inech anismfor the diininislier; Figs. l2 and 13 are detail views of the guideplate forming art of. the conveying nu-eliunisni; Fig. 14 is a detailview of the operating mechanism for the s innin rollers; Fig. [5 shows aortion o the fiiiislied stick of candy; and

i ig. 16 is a side elevation of the conveying.

mechanism.

In these drawings, I have illustrated the preferred form of my inventionand have shown the same as mounted upon :1 suitable main frame 1comprising a plurality of *upright members 2 provided at interval v withsuitable brackets or projections 3, adopted to receive and support thetransverse memhers or plates 4, 5 and 6, upon whiclrtlie various partsof the machine are mounted. The s inning and reduchu prefera ly conipriscs n supporting frame mounted within the main frame I and he mechanism tween the transverse members and 5 and is adapt-ed to rotate aboutsuitable hollow trunnions mounted in bearings carried by said transversemembers. This supporting frame has mounted therein one or more pairs ofspinning rollers adapted to engage the material and spin the some into acon tiunousstrip or stick of uniform diameter. The sup )orting framepreferahly comprises a pair oi substantially parallel plates 7 and 8provided at their upper and lower ends with hollow trunnions 9 and 10,which trunnions are'journale'din suitable hearingupen tures formed inthe plates 4 and 5. A plurelity of pairs of. spinning rollers 11 arerotatahly mounted between the plates 7 and 8, the rollers of each pairhaving their axes located in substantially the same horizontal plane andextending suhstantiall parallel one to the othor, Mid having theirperipheries grooved to form a assage between said rollers. This groove,W ich is shown at 12,

40 ceeding pair,

"order 'to a 50 ablyrnounted late and can be swun- .awa

erab y connected pivot lugs and 16 exten -R g;

posits sides of the is substantially semicircular in cross section, and,as the peripheries of the rollers :of each pair lie very close one tothe other, it will e seen that a substantially circular passage 5 isformed between said rollers. The width 10 thereof. These rollers arealso of a greater width at the receiving end of the supporting frame'inorder to accommodate the larger width of the groove 12,'and the rollersof each successive air are of less width than 5 the rollers of t epreceding pair and that portion of the plates 7 and 8 located betweenthe successive pairs of rollers converges downwardly. The plates 7 and 8are provided with a series of partitions 13 of a widthequal to thedistance between said plates and located between thesuccessive pair's ofrollers on opposite sides of the passa 5 formed between the same. Thus,it wil be seen that a continuous inclosed con- .25 duit '14 is formedthrough the spinning mechanism, the spinning rollers extending into saidconduit at intervals and being adapted to engage the material, feed thesame throughthe conduit and s in the same to a uniform diameter. Eacsuccessivepair of rollers preferably feeds the material at a slightlygreater speed than does vthe preceding pair of rollers. Thus each pairof I rollers exerts a pull upon the material and prevents the same frompllin up or ac-f cumulatin between the successive pairs of rollers. his'is accomplished in part by constructing each successive pair 9 rollersof a slightly greater diameter than the sucwhereby their peri heriesmove at a y reater speed than c o the ri heries o -the receding pair and'is urt er accentuated y rotating the axles of i Peach successive pairof rollers at a'g'reater speed than that at which the axles of thepreceding air of rollers is rotated.

fl drd ready access to the spinning rollers and to the interior ofthe'bonduit, onset the parallel plates is preferably mov relatively tothe other. In the present form, the plate 7 is rigidly "secured to thehollowtrunnions 9 and 10and occu pies a fixed position relativelythereto, while the plate 8 is movably connected to the fixed .from thesame. hese plates are pre means o from one side thereof and connected'on'eto the other-by suitable 1pivot pins 17. The op ates are providedw1 h means for oeldng the samein their normal or closed position, which,in the Egesent instance, consists of one or more lts18 pivotally conncted to a lug or lugs 19 carried by one of the bolts and adapted .24 insupporting t same by the rotation of gear to engage a slotted lug 20carried by the other plate, ithin which it is secured by means of a humbnut 21, the slotted lug bei g provided "with rojections' 22 to preventhe thumb nut slipping oil the end of the same. The partitions 13 arepreferably rigidly secured to the fixed plate 7 by means .of bolts 23and remain at all times in the same relation to the spinning rollers andfurther serve as stops to limit the inward movement of the movable plate8. The fixedplate 7 is provided with a plurality of bearings 24, inwhich are journaled shafts 25 which extend inwardly from said plate andhave mounted thereon the spinning rollers 11.

The ends of the shafts 25 extend beyond the spinning rollers and areadapted to engage suitable bearings carried by the movable plate 8. Inthe present instance, these bearings comprise screw-threaded plugs26mountedin the plate 8 and having conical bearin recesses 27'adapted toreceive the conica ends 28 of the shafts 25 and to'serve as'bearings tocoiiperate withthe -bearin s I eshafts 25 between t e lates 7 and 8,'t escrew-threaded lugs 26 'ing adjustable el-atively tothe p ate 8 to bringthe same-into proper enga' ement with the ends of the shafts. The safts'25 exare provided on their puter ends with suitable gears '29 forrotat ng the same. Movement may be imparted to said gears in anysuitable manner, but 'I prefer to actuate the to supportin frame, thusmaintaining the rotation oft e spinning rollers at a uniform ratio tothe rotation of the s inning To this and I provide a, shaft 30 extendinglongitudinally of the, late 7 a' d mountedin provided wi a plurality ofpinions 32 adapted to coiiperate with the ears Q9 for rotating theseveral shafts 25. j hose gears and pinions are preferably both of thespiral type. ie shaft '80 is provided at'its lower with a pinion 38fixed thereto and adapted to engage a ,fixed circular rack or 34:,whichjis secured to the transverse member\5 of the main frame andsurrounds the trunnion 1Q ofthe spinning mechanism, Thus, as thespinning'mechanism IS'gI'OtEbOd. about its, long tudinal or verticalaxis, the

pinion 38 of the/shaft, B0 will travel over.

theifixefd rack '84 and will','imp,art a rotarytend beyond the outerside ofthe plate 7 and mechanism as a whole.

suiable bearing-dogs 1 carrie thereby and movement to' said shaft andthe pinions B2.

R ta'ry" movement may be imparted to the spinning mechanism in anysuitablema'nner,

but I preferito mount a bevel gear, 35 upon the trunnion 9 which extheupper end of tends above the plate 4 of themain frame.

This gear is rig dlysecured to said-truib,

ted to mesh with and ti) be ;3o

nion and is adap rotated by a pinion 36 mounted upon one end of a shaftwhich is journaled in a bearthe hollow trunnion 10, which extends belowing 37 carried by the main frame and is the transverse member 5. A.bevel pinion 49 provided on its outer end with suitable mounted on theopposite end of the shaft 4.) means, such as a pulley 38, foroperatively meshes with a bevel gear 50 mounted on a P, mullet-Ling thesame with a source of power. transverse shaft 51 carryin the roller 41,7

Suitable conveying mechanism is provided which shaft is provided on t toopposite side for carrying away the drawn out or reduced of the bracket39 with a gear 52 adapted to portion of the material and for holding themesh with the gears 53 mounted on the same against rotation. Thisconveying transverse shafts 54 and 55 of the rollers mechanismpreferably comprises a plurality 43 and 42, res iiectively, the relationof said ot' grooved rollers mounted upon a bracket gears to the pinion48 being such as to cause 3!) supported from the transverse n'iernber ofthe rollers to move at substantially the same the main frame andcomprising two upspeed as do the last pair of spinning rollers wardlyextending members, each having an 11. Thus, it will be seen that thespinnin 1', arm -t0 extending substantially at right anrollers will drawout or spin the materia no glcs thereto, A grooved roller 41 ismoulitinto a cylindrical stick or stri of anniform ed between theupwardly extending menr diameter throughout its lengt h and that. inbersof the bracket 3!} and a second 'rooved asmuch as the rotation ofthespinning rollroller 42 is mounted between the arms 40 of ers has afixed relation to the rotation of the go said bracket in substantiallythe same hori spinning mechanism as a' whole a uniform n5 zon'tal planewith the roller 41 and adapted twist will be imparted to the stickthroughtUfiOllPtbI'Blfi with that roller. The periph out its lenp'th.eral grooves of the rollers $1 and 42 arc'of A suitable support ismounted adjacent to a size"approximately equal to the diameter thespinning), mechanism and is adapted to -5, of the drawn out or reducedportion of the receive the batch of material and fold the no materialand are adapted to engage'the same same to the spinning mechanism. n theand'carry it away as it passes out through present instance, thissupportconsists of a the lower hollow trunnion 10 of the spinning d imi'nisherwhich is most y mounted on mechanism. A third grooved roller 43bit: themain frame with its dischar .e end in so preferabl mounted between theupri ht al'inementwith the receiving end ogthe spinmembers of thebracket 39 in substantiailly nin mechanism and adapted to have its sidethe saitivertical plane asthe roller 41 and wal s mo ved toward and awayfrom each has a" iez iphera'l' groove corresponding to. othertocornpress the mass of material cm the roove'oftha't reuse A suitablecurved tained between the same and so diminish it 35 guioe plate 44; issiipporte l from the arms in size as to enable it to pass through the 40of fllfif'b ialiet 3ll'and extends between small discharge endof thediminisher. This the passageformed between the rollers 41 dimmisherpreferably comprises a plurality and twand the sta e formed''between-the of downwardly converging tapered plates-,5; rollersd'lja'n'd 3 and serves to guide the" supported above the 5 main};mechanism 40 stripfof fhaterial 'from the first-mentioned and forming areceptac e within which the passage'to the second, thuscausing the samebatch oftnaterial to be span is placed. A, to be fed outwardly atsubstantially right" suitable sheet of flexible material 57 extendsangles to the spinning ,mechanism. As between the 'lates or members 56and serves stated! the pass-a between the rollers 41 to pre'vent 1 toescape of the material there 45 and '42 and 413ml} 43 are ofsubstantially front. Tl'iese sheets are preferably of resili-v thesarlie diametit'as the reduced portion of ant material and are connectedat their edges the materiall -animus serve to engage the, to theadjacent edges of the plates 56 and samea and eat"? it away from the sinning are of a width greater than-the distance bemechanism an alsoserve to hold t e same tween the adjacent edges ofsald plates and 50gains t rotation. Thus, it will be seen that are thus paused to bendinwardly, as shown the rotntion of the spinning mechanism and at Fig. 4Suitable means are provided for the mass of material. carr|ed therebywill IHOVlflglflltt plates 56 inwardly OI'lUWnHFGHJ'. cause a twist tobe imparted to that part of another 0 compress the mass of material tted rawn out or reduced portion of the mawithin tl c same, and, as thisinward move: 55 t rial which lies between the last pair of ment les'ensthe distance between the adjaspinning rollers and the, conveyingmechancent edges of the plates the sheet of resilient. is'm.material'lii' is caused to bend inwardly and The rollers ofthe conveyingmechanism thus asl-rists in compressing the maternal lare operated bythe rotation of the spinning within the recc itacle. When the plates 50mechanism in any suitable manner, preferare aga n movei outwardly apt]thedpuneter 1.25 ably byitnonnting a vertical shaft in a of the recetacle correspondingly increased, hearing In 46 carried by the bracket 39the mate-rm therein drops downwardly 'u'ntll and mounting a e'ear 4-7 onthe upper end of it again comes into contact with theslde walls staidshaft, which gear is adapted to mesh of said receptacle. The dlmlmshermay be 5 wt a gear 48 mounted on the lower end of supported in anysuitable manner and any walls converging downward] said suitable meansmay be em loyed for actuating the side walls thereo but I refer the formherein shown in which the iminisher is mounted within a frame or casing58 extending about' the same and having its side to corres 0nd to theside walls of said diminisher an terminating a short distance above thelower end thereof where it is rigidly secured to a support or baseortion 59, which, in turn, is rigidly secure at a point beneath thediminisher to the .upper side of the bevel gear 35, which, as abovestated, is fixed to the trunnion 9 of the spinning mechanism. The

means. for actuating the side walls of the diminisher consists of aplurality of levers 60 egrtending throu h apertures 61 in saidcasing orframean pivotally mounted on rame and adapted to move through a verticalplane. Thls lever 60 is preferably mounted on a horizontal pivot in 62,mounted in a bracket 63 carried y said frame. The inner end of each ofthese levers is pivotall connected to one of the plates 56 at a pointbetween the ends thereof,

,whereby, when'the outerend of the lever is ,moved' through a verticalplane, the plate,

to which the innerend of. said lever is connected, will be moved towardor away from said frame or casing. Any suitable means may beemplo ed foractuating said levers, but I preferab y employ some means whichis.actuated by the rotation of the diminisher, and; as here shown, thismeans consists of a connectin rod 64 connected at one end to the lever ymeans of a universal joint 65,

which is here shown as being of the ball and socket type, andat theother end to a band Iorstraap 66 extending about an eccentric 67 formeon the outer face of a pinion 68, which, in turn, is journaled upon asuitable bearing stud 69 carried thy-the "frame Thus, itfwillbe senthat" V V inion G8. andfthex fcent'ric aringstu'dfiti will movethe rod64 and the outer end of the lever 60 through a vertical plane. v

The connecting rod '64. referably has its opposite pnds serew-t 'rea edin opposite directions, as shown at 0 and 7'1,-an adapted toengagecorrespondingly threaded sockets in 'tlieuniversal joint and theband66-,

-frame and is thus enabling the same to be adjusted to refiilate thelength of throw of the inner en of the lever,60.- The inions-,68 are:adapted to mesh with afixe annular rack' end of the diminislier, isfixed to the main reierably mounted on 'a bracket 73, whi in turn, ismounted u on Q the mainframe 1. Thus, it will be seen -t at. as thecasing 58,-. with-in which-the dimin isher, is mounted, rotateswith-.,the gear 35 and the, spiilning mechanism,ithe pin1ons 68. willtravel over the rack 72 and will be roits lower tated, thereby causingthe cam 67, which rotates in unison therewith, to actuate the lever 60,which, in turn, actuates the downwardly converging plates of thediminisher and causes the mass of material which is contained therein tobe reduced in size and fed through the lower end of said diminisher tothe spinning mechanism. Suitablemeans are provided for causing theplates 56 to move a uniform distance throughout their 76 length. Thismeans preferably consists of links 60 of a length equal to that portionof the lever 60 lyingbetween the ivoted pin 62 and the plates 56 andextending at substantially the same angle to said plates. The 80plates56 of the diminisher preferably extend substantially parallel oneto the other for a short distance at a point near the lower ends.thereof, as shown at 74, and these parallel portions of=the plates areso an ranged that the opening through the same is of greater width inone direction than in the other; and this greater width extendstransversely of the shafts 25 carrying the spinning rollers 11. from thediminisher in a strip,the diameter of which in a direction transverselyof the axes of the spinning rollers' is greater than the diameter ofthe'passage'between the first pair of said rollers and the diameter in adirection parallelwith said axes is less than the diameter of saidpassage, thereby enabling the strip of material to enter the passagewithout coming intoconta'ct with the sides of the grooves and preventingthe material from being forced over the sides of the grooves. andbetween th'e'peripheries of the rollers. l a

The diminisher is provided with a hopper by means of which the materialis fed to the diminisher- This ho, r is hereshown as comp i ng a en s.

nf. the "(1 thin wardly.extend'ingdarfgs 7 6,by which it is sup orted onthe upper end of .the casin 58. has, as a batch of material islworkedownwardly in the diminishen, a second batch may be placed in the hoper, .and, as both batches are i-n'a-soft p aistic condition, thoseportions thereof which come .in contact-wi l unite and form a singlebatch 'of mater-ial, has enabling the material to be fed to the spinningrollers in a continuous 1 4;. a s. 4,

'lg e operation of the machine will be readilytinderstood from.tl'ie-foregoin dezscriptionsof the several parts thereo and titwill beseen that ,I have provided amachine of this character, which the; iuningand reducing mechanism, that in appa'rat'us andihe batch of materialthereby are rotated about" a common axis -and that thematerial iscarried through said spinning mechanism and gradually reduced Thus, the.material is fed 90 in size oi! spun out into a strip or stick of unifiorn'i diameter throughout; its length, thestick being reduced in sizeas it is drawn from the diminisher by the first pair of rollers and thentuiiljhcr reduced by each succeeding pair of l'i illers that such stickis engaged by the spinning rollers lorated between the spinning,mechanism and carried to one side of the machine. where it may bedeposited on a'snitable conveyer t'or removinggthc same; and further,that this reduced or spun out portion of the material is held againstrotation and thus a twist inlparted toth'at' part of the reduced portionof the material lying between the last pair of spin hing rollers and theconveying rollers. This tvizist, which is shown by the stripe 77, is.uniform throughout the length of the stick owing to the fact that thefeed of the malerial through the spinning mechanism and the. rotation ofsaid spinning mechanism are inafixed ratio, one to the other. Further,it

- will seen that I have produced amachilie to accomplishing this result.which is simpie in its construction and operation, and, at

the same time, highly etlicient in operation.

,1, wish it to be understood that I do not desire to be limited to theexact details of construction shown and described, for obviousmodifications will occur to a person skilled in the art.

lla what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is .t. Amachine of the character described comprising a main frame, spinning andreducing mechanism mounted thereon, means forsupporting a batch ofmaterial adjacent .tdsaid spinning and reducing moelmnism, means forrotating said s limiting and reducing;mechanism and hatci of material,and

means for holding the reduced portion of said batchbf material againstrotation.

2. A machine of the character described comprising a main fianne. asupport rotatably mounted thereon and adapted to re ceive a batch ofmaterial, spinning and rcduringmechanism rotatably mounted on the frameadjacent to said support. and in aline- 0 ment therewith, means [orrotating said sup portand said spinning and redmring meelr anisim, andmeans for holding the reduced portion of said batch of material againstrotation.

3. A machine of the character des ribed comprising a main frame. asupport to .tatably monntet' thereon and adapted to receive abalch ofumterial, s mining and reducin r mechanism rotatab y mounted on 9, saidiiame adjacent to said support and in alinement therewith, means forrotating said support and said spinning and reducing mechanism, andconveyor mechanism supported mljarrnt to said spinning mechanism 95 andadapted to receive the reduced portion thus fully described myinvention,

of said batch of material and hold the same against rotation.

4. A machine of the charactcr described comprising a main frame,spinning and reducing mechanism rotatably mounted thereon. a dilninisherrotatably supported adjacent to said spinning and reducing mechani m andadapted to support 'a batch of material and feed the same to saidspinning and reducing i echanism, means for rotating said diminishe' andsaid spinning and reducing mechanism, and means for holding the reducedportion of said batch of material against rotation.

A machine of the character described con'lprising a main frame, spinningand reducin mechanism rotatably mounted on said rame, a diminisherrotatably mounted on said frame andso connected to said spinning andreducing mechanism as to move in unison therewith, and means forrotating said spinning and reducing mechanism.

(5. ln a machine of the character described, spinning and reducingmechanism comprising a vertically arran ed, rotatable support ing frame,a plurali of pairs of rollers 'mounted on said frame, the rollers ofeach pair having their axes parallel and in db stantially the samehorizontal plane, and means for so actuating said rollers as to causethe several pairs thereof to feed the material forward at differentspeeds.

7. In a machineof the character described, spinning and reducingmechanism comprising'a vertically arranged, rotatable supporting frame,a plurality of pairs of rollers niounted on said frame, the rollersofeach pair having their axes in substantially the same horizontalplane, having their adjacent sides parallel and having grooves in theirperipheriirs to form a passage between the same, and means for soactuating said rollers as to rotate the same in opposite directions andto cause the several pairs thereof to fibtl the material forward atditl'erei'it speeds.

H. In a machine of the character described, spinning and reducinglllttlltl lllslll comprising a rotatable supporting frame, a pluralityof pairs of rollers mounted onsnid frame, the rollers of each pairhaving their adjacent sides parallel and having grooves in theirperipheries to form a passage between said rollers, the rollers of eachsuccesshje pair beingof greater diann-tei than the rollers of thepreceding pair, pinions tor actuating :alid-htiilers. the pinions ofeach spcceeding paimof rollers being of less diameter than the pinionsof the preceding pair, thereby causing each successive pair of rollersto feed the material at a greater speed than it is fed by the precedingpair of rollers and means operated by the rotation of said supportingframe for actuating said pinions.

9. In a machine of therharaeter described, spinning" and reducingmechanism compris- 20 and the 40 comprising a pair of 6 eaves a passagebetween said rollers, each successive pair of rollers'being of greaterdiameter than the preceding pair and means for rotating each successivepair of rollers at a greater speed than that at which the preceding pair10 of rollers is rotated.

10. In a machine of the character described, spinning and reducing mehanism comprising a supporting frame, a gurality frame, the rollers. ofeach pair havin vtheir) axes of pairs of rollers mounted on sa paralleland having grooves in t sir-peripheries to form a passage between saidrollerseach successive pair of rollers being of greater diameter thanthe preceding pair ooves in each successive pair 0 rollers bein of lessde th than the grooves in the rece ing airo rollers.

11. n a mac ine of the character described, spinning. and reducinmechanism comprising a pair of plates hinged one to the other, aplurality of pairs of rollers mounted between said plates, and means forrotating said rollers.

12. In a machine of the character described, a air of plates, one ofsaid plates plate and adapted to engage the adjacent ends of said shaftsrollers mounted on said shafts, and means for rotating said shafts.

13. In a machine of the character described, spinning and reducingmechanism plates, one of said lates bein fixed and the other plate beingada te to be moved toward and away from said fi'xed plate, a lurality'of airs of shafts jonrnaled in sai fixed plate, ear- 46 ings carried bysaid movable plate and ada ted to engage the adjacent ends of saidshafts, rollers mounted on said shafts, partitions carried by one ofsaid plates -and extendin between the successive pairs of roll- 50 ers,an means for rotating said shafts.

. [14. In a machine of the character de; scribed, spinnin and reducingmechanism comprising a pair; of plates means for rot'ating the sameabouts longltudinalaxis a plurality of pairs of rollers mounted etweensaid plates, the rollers of each successive pair being ofless thicknessthan the rollers ofthe preceding pair, the ad'a'cent surfaces of saidplates converging own wardly in the space between saiddpairs of rollersand means for rotating sai rollers.

-l5. n a machine of the character described, a mainframe, bearingscarried by said main frame s inningmnd reducing mechanism comprising asuppsriiag frame hollow tru' nnions at the opposite ends 0 saidsupporting frame adapted to engage said bear ngs, means for rotatingsaid'supportin g frame in saidbeariiigs, a plurality of pairs of rollersmounted on said supporting frame, each pair of said rollers having theiraxes parallel and having their peripheries grooved to form a passagebetween said rollers, and means for rotating said rollers.

16. In a machine of the character described, a main frame, bearingscarried by said main frame, spinning and reducing mechanism comprising asupporting frame hollow trunnions at the opposite ends 0 said supportingframe adapted to engage said bearings, means for rotating saidsupporting fraine in said bearings, a plurality of pairs of rollersmounted on saidsupporting frameya circular rack secured to said mainframe and surroundin one of said trunnions, a shaft extendinglongitudinally of said supporting frame and adapted to rotate therewith,a pinion secured to said shaft and adapted to engage said circular rack,other pinions fixed on said shaft, and

main frame and surroundin one of said trunnions, a shaft extendingiongitudinally of said supporting frame and adapted to rotate therewith,a pinion secnredto said shaft and adapted to engage said circular rack,other pinions fixed on said shaft, said other pinions decreasing indiameter as they approach one end of said shaft, and gears connected tosaid rollers and adapted to be engaged by said other pinions.

18. In a machine of the, character described, a diminisher comprising aplurality of downwardly conver ing p ates having their lower ends spacea art to form an outlet, the diameter of sai one d rection hem greaterthan the diam} eter thereof taken in another direction and means formining said plates inwardly at intervals t o-compress the material withith same.

resilient. material. extending between and 19. In a machine of -thecharacter described, a diminisher comprising E plflrality of downwardlyconverging plates, she ts of outlet taken in Y plates, and means formoving said plates inwardly at intervals to compress the material withinthe same.

20. In a machine of the character described, a diminisher comprising'aframe, a plurality of-downwardly converging plates within said frame,inwardly curved streets of resilient material extending between andconnected to the adjacent edges of said plates, and means for movingsaid plates in ,wardly at intervals to compress the material within thesame. l 21. In a machine of the character described, a.dimlnishercomprising a frame, a plurality of downwardly conver ingplates within said frame having their ower ends free, a plurality oflevers mounted on said frame, each lever havin its inner end con nectedto one of said p ates at a point be tween the ends thereof, means formoving said lever about its pivotal center, and a link conne ting saidplate to said frame at a point ab ve said lever,

22. In at machine of the character described, a imilisher comprising aframe, a plurality of do nwardly converging )latcs within said frame, aplurality of levers mounted on said frame, each lcvcr ha ring its innerend connected to one of said plates, and cam actuated means for movingsaid lever about its pivotal L'fllttil'.

23. In a machine of the character described, a diminisher comprising aframe, a plurality of downwardly converging lates within said frame, aplurality 0 overs mounted on said frame, each lever having its inner endconnected to one of said plates, a cam rotatably supported near saidlevcr, means for connecting the outer end of said lever with said cam,and means for actuating said cam.

24. In a machine of the character described, the combination, with themain frame, of a diminishcr comprising a frame, a plurality ofdownwardly converging plates within said frame, a plurality of leverspivotally mounted on said frame. each of said levers having its innercud connected to one "of said plates, a plurality of piuions rotacd oneach pinion, a ring extending about and) of said cams. a connecting rodronncct' ronlincss the material \iillain l amc. and a hopper supporlcd aove soul (lHIHll lnl',

lit in a llliltliltw of the character do- I? I ers about theirhorizontal axes by the rotation of said spinning mechanism.

27. Ina machine of the character described, the combination, with a momframe, spinning and reducing mechanism comprising a supporting framehaving hollow trunuions journaled in said main frame, spur ning rollerscarried by said supporting frame, and means for rotating saidsupportingi frame, of a conveying mechanlsm locate adjacent to one ofsaid hollow trunnions and comprising a plurality of rollers, passagesformed between said rollers and extendin r at substantially right anglesone to the ot ier, a shaft supporting one of said rollers and having abevel pinion on the outer end thereof, a second shaft rotatabl supportednear said first-mentioned sha t and having a bevel pinion adapted tomesh with the first-mentioned bevel pinion, a gear on the other end ofsaid last-mentioned shaft, and a pinion carried by the adjacent trunnionof said supporting frame and adapted to mesh with said gear.

28. In a machine of the character described, spinning and reducingmechanism wmprising a supporting frame, a pair of spinning rollersmounted in said supporting frame, each of said rollers having grooves inthe. periphery thereof to form a substantially circular passage betweensaid rollers, and feeding mechanism mounted above said supportingmechanism and adapted to feed the material to said rollers in a striphaving its greatest diameter extending transversely of the axes of saidrollers.

29. lna machine of the character described, spinning and reducingmechanism comprising a pair of spinning rollers, means for rotating saidrollers about their axes, means for rotating said pair of rollers aboutan axis extending at suhsl untiallyrightangles to the axes of saidrollers, conveying mechanism arranged to receive the material from saidspinning and reducing mechanism and to hold the same against rotation,whereby the rotation of said pair of rollers will twist the material.

30. In a machine of the character described, spinning and reducingmechanism comprising a supporting frame, 5 inning rollers mountedtherein and adapte to rotate a l out horizontal axes, means for rotating said supporting frame about a vertical axis, and conveying mechanismarranged to receive the material from said spinning and reducing,mechanism and to hold the same against rotation, whereby "the rotationof; to hold the reduced portion of the material 10 said supporting framewill twist the maagainst rotation. terial. In testimon whereof, I aifixmy signature 31. in la Inactiune o1 thehchamcter dad in presence 0 twowitnesses. 5 scribe ,tie com ination wit spinning an reducing mechanism,umi means for rotating DENNIS THOMAS IGOU' the same, of conveyingmechanism having a Witnesses: discharge passage at an angle to saidspln- E. O. HAGAN, ning and reducing mechanism and adapted EmvAnn S. Rm.

